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Address in Reply - Jim Anderton Progressive Party
Tuesday, 9 December 2008, 5:27 pm | Progressive Party
Mr Speaker, I would like to start out by congratulating the government on their achievement in winning the general election and the confidence and trust of New Zealanders. More >>
Progressives to co-operate w Labour in coalition
Wednesday, 19 November 2008, 10:51 am | Progressive Party
A close relationship with Labour in government will be every bit as close in Opposition, Progressive Party leader and Wigram MP leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Addiction resource launched in Wellington
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 3:57 pm | Progressive Party
People working together can make a difference, Associate Health Minister and Progressive Leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
A strong, caring economy
Thursday, 6 November 2008, 12:18 pm | Progressive Party
A pre-Christmas cash payment to the most vulnerable households and an investment bank to make infrastructure investment more transparent and accountable are the highlights of Progressive Party economic policy. More >>
Senator Barack Obama's win
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 6:53 pm | Progressive Party
Senator Obama’s win in the US elections is a turning point in history towards progressive policies, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Independent parliamentary investigator
Wednesday, 5 November 2008, 2:04 pm | Progressive Party
The next parliament should look at setting up a parliamentary complaints procedure to stop wasting police and other agencies’ time with politicking, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Stop the pork barrel Muldoonism
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 4:21 pm | Progressive Party
The $100 million pork barrel announcement by National in Tauranga today is the best possible reason for infrastructure investment to be handled through an infrastructure bank, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Anderton to Key: Sign the Kiwibank pledge
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 1:54 pm | Progressive Party
National's John Key is being challenged to sign a pledge not to sell Kiwibank, following his comment on a tv debate last night that National won't sell it. More >>
Act challenged on its centrepiece policy
Tuesday, 4 November 2008, 9:54 am | Progressive Party
The policy at the centre of the Act party's election campaign is completely implausible, and Act need to be pressed on the implications, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Anderton: Dunedin Chamber of Commerce
Monday, 3 November 2008, 4:50 pm | Progressive Party
I want to make a few comments about the election as I see it going into the last few days of campaigning. And I want to talk to you as business people about the choices facing New Zealand. More >>
Use infrastructure bank to bring forward investmnt
Monday, 3 November 2008, 2:06 pm | Progressive Party
Jim Anderton has been at the centre of both economic development and banking in New Zealand in this decade. He started Kiwibank and the Ministry of Economic Development. More >>
What the fish dollars meant
Monday, 3 November 2008, 12:28 pm | Progressive Party
Opposition from United Future and NZ First helped block vital amendments to fisheries laws to protect fish stocks, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
What the fish dollars meant
Monday, 3 November 2008, 12:11 pm | Progressive Party
Opposition from United Future and NZ First helped block vital amendments to fisheries laws to protect fish stocks, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More >>
Nat MP concedes their R&D policy not good
Friday, 31 October 2008, 5:04 pm | Progressive Party
National MPs are jumping ship on their own party's policies because it is a bad idea to increase business tax right now, and especially to increase them on the most innovative companies in the country, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
NZ First voters should switch to Progressive
Friday, 31 October 2008, 9:51 am | Progressive Party
Progressive leader Jim Anderton says NZ First voters are risking their party not being re-elected, and to support New Zealand ownership and a better deal for seniors, they should switch to Progressive. More >>
National is objectively pro-crime
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 1:51 pm | Progressive Party
National's proposal to privatise prisons shows it has its priorities wrong in preventing crime, Progressive deputy leader and former corrections minister Matt Robson said today. More >>
A welcome interest paid to biosecurity
Wednesday, 29 October 2008, 10:20 am | Progressive Party
It was good that the National Party is finally taking biosecurity seriously but it was a shame they were using completely mistaken assumptions, Biosecurity Minister and Progressive Leader Jim Anderton said today. More >>
Dunne should leave Government
Tuesday, 28 October 2008, 9:24 am | Progressive Party
Peter Dunne’s announcement that he wants to join National after the election is a welcome declaration of his post-election intentions - but he should back up his convictions by leaving the government now, Progressive leader Jim Anderton says. More >>
Now change the Reserve Bank Act
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 12:25 pm | Progressive Party
Calls to change the Reserve Bank Act to make it more pro-growth are being renewed by Progressive MP Jim Anderton. More >>
Contact's greed
Thursday, 23 October 2008, 12:02 pm | Progressive Party
The energy sector needs to be better regulated on pricing to stop companies like Contact pillaging consumers, Progressive MP Jim Anderton says. More >>